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Anyone NOT recommend reconstruction?
Hello to all reading my post! I hope you are all well and getting through your struggles. I recently found out my BC is more advanced and will be getting surgery in a couple of weeks. I am on the fence about reconstruction or just going "flat". I will be undergoing a double mastectomy. I have read where a lot of women wish…
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Should I take tamoxifen?
I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and I had a 4mm tumor removed with a lumpectomy 6 weeks ago. Also there was no cancer in the lymph nodes that were removed. The next stage is a visit with my oncologist to discuss taking tamoxifen, and then 3 weeks of radiation beginning sometime next month. After reading…
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Could I ask for help with understanding my results?
Hello to you all who are reading this! A few weeks ago I posted a question about BIRAD 4-B mammogram results because I am new to all this BC information. I had a biopsy a couple of days ago and just received my pathology results. Is it ok to ask if anyone might be willing to help me carify what these pathology results are?…
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Ports put under arm or breast?
I have a recurrence of breast cancer after 5 years and a lumpectomy. Had a mastectory May 19. Now I need chemotherapy, but don't know where they can put the port. I have a pacemaker on right side of chest, and scar tissue from previous port and mastectomy on left side. Does anyone have any experience with ports put under…